[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Markets moved forward once again as the S&P 500 rose 0.22%. Nevertheless, European markets erred to the downside. While it seems like markets have discounted the Greek situation, there’s no promise that market price stability will persist. Overall, there wasn’t much volatility across U.S. indices, currencies, Treasuries, or commodities today. The VIX went up over 2%, …
Major Market ETFs Make Small Gains — International Buy Signal Generated
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] There wasn’t any major action in markets today as the S&P 500 only moved up 0.20%. And although Europe’s problems haven’t gone away, the Euro has picked up lost ground against the dollar, now sitting at $1.33/Euro. Although the 10-year Treasury rose to 1.97%, the fact that it’s below the 2% mark nevertheless indicates significant risk …
ETFs Return To An Uncertain Middle Ground
After last Friday’s major gains, markets tempered quite a bit today as the S&P 500 barely dipped 0.04%. European and Asian indices didn’t move significantly either for the most part. In commodities, oil and gold haven’t greatly fluctuated as of late as well. The 10-year Treasury yield fell down to 1.90% as it appears investors are slightly more on edge …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 2/5/2012
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 2/5/2012. In a reversal from the prior week, upward momentum gained steam as a better than expected jobs report pushed the major indexes higher while gold finally pulled back. The Greek soap opera continued in …
A Drop In ETF Trading Volume
While Europe is falling apart, it’s interesting to see how trading volume has been affected. Undoubtedly, there can be major fluctuations in ETF inflows and outflows depending on investor risk appetite In this discussion, ETF trading volume is analyzed, noting that volume in the U.S. has hit a low not seen since 2007. As we’ve witnessed, there has been lower …
Golden Cross Vs. Death Cross – Are These Meaningful Technical Indicators?
Europe is falling apart but the S&P 500 is having its best start to the year since 1989. I’m sure you are puzzled as to why equities have gone full steam ahead despite less than stellar fundamentals. While I believe this recent run-up will not last in the long-run, there are indicators that might suggest otherwise. Perhaps the answer as …